blazers-5.5 Portland is in a very tough westeren conf and might be even a stronger conf this year so even tough a road game they need to come out hard and heavy against a utah team that has lost a lot of it sould. The blazer have a nice bench and should be able to put this game out of reach by mid way through the 4th qt, remember the nba the 4th is where it seems to count and with the bench i see blazers taken their first win on the road and a cover, Even tough it is game 1 a team like the blazers who want to challenge need to win against a team like utah on the road it is early anything can happen but feel blazer would not be making a good statement out of the box if they don't win this game by double digets.
good luck
Eric
good luck
Eric

